You got it wrong. Valparai is a great place so is every part of the Western ghats. I was told by the manager of the hotel we stayed that government does not give license for hotels for whatever reasons. He could not buy land for building that hotel so he made a “consortium” of four land owners to gather land to build the infrastructure.

If one likes wild life and nature, there is no need for any tourist infrastructure; all you need is a sleeping bag. And also there is a big difference between a tourist and a nature-lover/traveller.